The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26096.
Guardian Quiptic 729 / Orlando
A typical delight from Orlando – the clues are very straightforward as befits a Quiptic, yet carefully crafted to give smooth and witty surface readings. Across 1 In France you rent — landlord … Read more >>
Independent On Sunday 1,236 – Kairos
Another Sunday, another Kairos puzzle for me. This one was considerably harder than the last, with a number of words that were new to me and some tricky wordplay for some of the … Read more >>
Azed 2160
I found this mostly pretty easy, finishing it (so I thought) without aids in about half an hour, greatly helped by getting the long answers at 1a and 1d early on. Writing up … Read more >>
Everyman 3499/27 October
Another well-constructed, accessible puzzle from Everyman. A couple of clue types that this setter doesn’t often use in today’s offering. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 124 by Picaroon
The preamble, or ‘Special Instructions’, as the Genius calls them, tell us to resolve one clash in each across solution, working out which of the clashing pair ‘best fits’ the grid. These corrected … Read more >>
Guardian Prize Puzzle 26,089 by Biggles
This is the first puzzle by Biggles for over two years, if the search facility on fifteen squared is to be trusted (and I do trust it). As many may know, Biggles is … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1092: Burnt Offering by Mynot
Hmmm…a ‘burnt offering’…not quite the 5th of November, so unlikely to be Guy Fawkes…the (reasonably brief) preamble tells us that in ‘most’ clues the wordplay will lead to an extra letter, which will … Read more >>
Independent 8435 by Anax (Saturday Prize Puzzle 26 October 2013)
Remember, remember, the 26th of October…unfortunately I wasn’t able to make it up to the Northern S&B get-together last weekend…but will Anax have remembered?… Not just any old S&B get-together, but a celebration … Read more >>
Independent 8,440 / Phi
My apologies for the late posting of this Friday’s offering from Phi – I have had baby-sitting duties today and thus very little time to myself. Indeed, on a day of bottle-warming and … Read more >>
Financial Times No 14,459 by Peto
Pretty tricky in places particularly 15down and welcome comments on 24across Across 1 OUTBREAK rash OUT (at a loss) BREAK sounds like BRAKE (stop) 5 FLAWED imperfect LAW (legislation) … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1234
Delightfully difficult Across 1 Aim? To be so exclusive? ONE IN A MILLION I (one) in A M (a million) 10 I note woman importing fashionable source of dye … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic N° 26,084 by Pasquale
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26094. I found this not too difficult, which was a relief, as the end of daylight savings time meant that I got the puzzle an hour later … Read more >>
Now We Are Seven …
… (with apologies to A. A. Milne) Today is the seventh anniversary of the site’s inauguration. Since the first blog (Guardian 23,910 / Janus) was published on Fifteensquared more than 8,700 posts have … Read more >>
Guardian 26,093 / Arachne
Yet another box of delights from Arachne, bursting with the wit and ingenuity that make the name on the puzzle almost unnecessary. Laugh out loud moments with 21ac, 22ac and 27ac and 5dn … Read more >>